The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-10-06
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DIVINE SERVICES IN THE BROCK
lYN TABERNACLE

Rev. DR.. Talmage's Sermon Last Sunday
Morning-Other Worlds Than Ours In
habitable-The Religion of Christ Not
an Abstraction.
BROOKLYN, Oct. 2.-The capacity for a
still larger audience has been made at The
Brooklyn tabernacle. An adioined lee
ture room has been built so that during
the week it is used by itself, but on the
Sabbath it is thrown into the main audi
forum and filed by those sitting or
standing. Notwithstanding the enlarg re-
ment the crowds that go away not aole
to get inside the building are greater this
fall than ever before, To-day the pas or
explained appropriate passages of Script
' ure. Professor Browne rendered upon
Jhe organ the first sonata in d minor,
Ritter The text of the sermon was from
II Corinthians chapter viii, verse 0: ''Ye
know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that, though he was rich, yet for your
sabes he became poor. Dr. Talmage said
That all the worlds which on a cold
winters night make the heavens one
great glitter are inhabitantless is an alb
Of these worlds are too hot or too cold or
too rareffed of atmosphere for residence.
But, if not fit for human abode, they
may be fit for beings different from and
superior to ourselves. We are told that
Che world of Jupiter is changing unit it
is almost fit for creatures like the human
race. and that Mars would do for the
human family with a little change in the
structure of the respiratory organs. But
that there is great world swung some
where, vast beyond imagination, and that
it is the headquarters of the universe and
the metropolis Of immensely, and has a
population in numbers vast beyond all
statistics and appointments of splendor
beyond the capacity of canvas or poem
Or angel to describe, is as certain as The
Bible is authentic. Perhaps some of lthe
astronomers with their big telescopes
have already caught a glimpse of it, not
knowing what it is. We spell it with
Blk letters and pronounce it heaven.
That is where Prince Jesus lived nine
teen centuries ago. He was the King S
son. 1t was the old homestead of eter-
nifty, and all its castles were as old as
God. Not g. frost had ever chilled the
air. Not tear had ever rolled down the
cheek of one of its inhabitants. There
had never been in it headache, or a
Bideache, or heartache. There had not
been a funeral in the memory of the Oldest
mhabitant. There had never in all the
land been woven a black veil, for there
had never been anything to mourn over.
The passage of millions of years had not
wrinkled or crippled or bedimmed any Of
its citizens. All the people there Were in
state of eternal adolescence. What
floral and pomonic brightness! Gardens
of perpetual bloom and orchards in I'M
ending fruitage. Had some spirit from
another world entered and asked, whst is
sin? what is bereavement? what is sorrow?
what is death? the brightest of the int III
gences would have failed to give del nj
ton, though to study the question there
were silence in heaven for half an hour.
The Prince of whom I speak had honors,
emoluments, acclamations, such as no
other prince, celestial or terrestrial, ever
enjoyed As he passed the street, the
inhabitants took off from their brows gar
lands of white lilies and threw them in
the way. He never entered any of the
temples without all the worshipers rising
up and bowling in obeisance. In all the
professions of the high days he was the
one who evoked the loudest welcome.
Sometimes on foot, walking in loving
talk with the humblest OF the land, but
at other times he took chariot, and among
the 20, 600 that David spoke of his was
the swifest and most flaming; or, as when
John described him, he took white pal
fly with what prance of foot, and arch
vaeneck, and roll of name, and CLEAN OF
eye1s only dimly suggested in the Apo
calypso. He was not like other princes
waiting for the father to die and then take
the throne. When few years ago an artist
in Germany made picture for the roya
gallery representing Emperor William OF
the throne, and the crown prince as hav
ing one foot on the step of the throne
Emperor William ordered the picture
changed, and said: ''Let the prince keeE
lis foot off the throne till l leave it.
Already enthroned was the heavenly
prince side by side with the Father
What circle of dominion! What myr
midons of admirers What unendinI
round of glories! All the towers chime,
the princes praises OF all the inhabit
ants, from the center of the city, on owe
the hills and clear down to the beacl
against which the ocean of immer sit.
rolls its pillows, the Prince was the ac
ElnowIedged favorite. No wonder IN,
text says that HE was rich Set al
the diamonds of the earth in one scepter
build all the palaces of the earth in on
Alhambra, gather all the pearls of the Sc
in one diadem, put all the values of tn
earth i'll one coin, the aggregate woult
not express his affiuence. Yes, Paul wa
right. Solomon had in gold $50. .000 90
pounds and in silver /, ,029, 600, ,377 pound
sterling. But greater than Solomon
here. Not the millionaire, but the quad
Millionaire of heaven. To describe hi
celestial surroundings the Bible use a
Colors, gathering them in rainbow owe
the throne and setting them as agate i
the temple window, and hosting tveiv
of them into a wall from striped jasper {
the base to transparent amethyst in ii
capstone. while between are green {
emerald, and snow of pearl, and blue {
sapphire, and yellow of topaz, graz {
chrysoprasus, and flame of jacinth. \
tho loneliness of landscape in foliage, an
river. and rill, and all enchantllel
a0ua1narine, the sea of glass ming gle
with fire rs when the SIN sinks in Il
Mediterranean. Al the thrill of mIsi
instrumental and 7ocal, harps. trumpet
doxologies. There stood the Prince, su
rounded by those who had under The
wings the velocity of millions of miles
y second. rich in love, rich i'll adorasio
rich in power, rich in worship, rch
holiness, rich as God.
But one day there was big disaster
7 department of Gods universe. A ra
fallen! A world in ruins! Our plan
the scene of catastrophe! A globe swim
:ng out into darkness, with mountain
and seas. and islands, an awful cent?
Frgal of sin seeming to overpower t
beautiful centripetal of Righteousness